Since I've just been on vacation for a month, I need a list of regular escape game creators to look for and catch up on:
* Sakura -- once a week
* Minoto -- once a week
* Selfdefiant -- creates several different series, all excellent! Super Sneaky Spy Guy, asylum escapes, gray room escape, blue room escape, etc.
* Gamershood (formerly Rotuc)
* Tesshi-e (thanks to kitkatfox)
* Ainars -- clever puzzles, irregular
* Miller
Game suggestions from small-tool:
- Jan's Room - Burger Shop Escape
- Dr.Stanley's House 2
- Ashas Adventures Part 10: The Little Girl and Kite
Game suggestion from hbear:
- Shadow escape
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
South American locks and keys
Just got back from 2 months in South America.
As an escapist, I was struck with some of the unusual keys and locks I encountered
Unfortunately, in every case I forgot to take pictures before we checked out.
In Argentina, several of the locks worked as follows:
- the keyhole was horizontal rather than vertical
- the key would would only work one side up
- in one hotel, the key/lock was a broad "^" shape (upside down V)
In Brazil, we encountered the following
- the keyhole on one side was horizontal (-)
- the keyhole on the other side was vertical (|)
- the key was an "X" shape that would only fit in one side up; each of the 4 blades had different notches
-when you inserted the key in the lock, the 2 panels that formed the slits moved aside
Also in Brazil, an electronic key and lock
- the key hole was a slot in the top of the doorknob
- the key was a card shaped like a square with a rounded end (slightly larger than a regular key, smaller than a key card
- the key fit rounded side down into the handle -- you had to hold it in while twisting the handle to open the door
As an escapist, I was struck with some of the unusual keys and locks I encountered
Unfortunately, in every case I forgot to take pictures before we checked out.
In Argentina, several of the locks worked as follows:
- the keyhole was horizontal rather than vertical
- the key would would only work one side up
- in one hotel, the key/lock was a broad "^" shape (upside down V)
In Brazil, we encountered the following
- the keyhole on one side was horizontal (-)
- the keyhole on the other side was vertical (|)
- the key was an "X" shape that would only fit in one side up; each of the 4 blades had different notches
-when you inserted the key in the lock, the 2 panels that formed the slits moved aside
Also in Brazil, an electronic key and lock
- the key hole was a slot in the top of the doorknob
- the key was a card shaped like a square with a rounded end (slightly larger than a regular key, smaller than a key card
- the key fit rounded side down into the handle -- you had to hold it in while twisting the handle to open the door
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